Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 12, 2014

The legislative battle that pits Ohio car dealers against Tesla Motors and its company-owned stores continues. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that the car dealers are once again pushing legislation that would keep Tesla from selling cars in the Buckeye State.

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Ohio Dealers Tesla Motors Cleveland 157

Teslarati

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

General Motors (GM) has started to repair Tesla vehicles at its dealerships, making it a growing new business for the legacy automaker. So far, GM dealers have fixed more than 11,000 Tesla vehicles. You can now vote on Tesla Supercharging locations. That’s a growing business for us.

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General Motors Motor Motors Motoring 99

Teslarati

JUNE 19, 2023

Tesla had its lawsuit against the State of Louisiana that aimed to enable direct sales of vehicles thrown out by a federal court late last week in an effort to fight stressful car buying. Tesla has operated with a direct-to-consumer sales model, which fixes prices on vehicles unless the automaker adjusts them.

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Sale Louisiana Tesla Buy 111

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 17, 2014

Are car dealers winning battles against Tesla Motors, and its direct-sales model, that will set them up to lose the bigger war? MORE: Michigan.'

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Dealers Sale Tesla Michigan 151

Green Car Congress

APRIL 22, 2021

EV technology developer Battle Motors has acquired commercial vehicle OEM Crane Carrier Company. Battle Motors was founded by Michael Patterson, the founder of Romeo Power; Paul Marsolan, co-founder and former CTO of InAuth, Inc.; and Nick Sampson, co-founder of Faraday Future and former head of vehicle engineering at Tesla.

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Motor Motors Motoring Companies 259

Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022

General Motors said that it will offer all of its Buick franchise dealers in the U.S. Global Vice President of Buick and GMC, Duncan Aldred, told WSJ that shifting to EVs will require significant investments by Buick dealers. buyouts,the Wall Street Journal reported. Buick just offered to buy out ALL of its U.S.

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Buick Dealers GM General Motors 91

Teslarati

JANUARY 3, 2024

General Motors is sidestepping the loss of the electric vehicle tax credit on its vehicles and will still offer a big $7,500 discount on cars for customers. 4, the Nissan Leaf, a few Tesla Model 3 configurations, and the Mustang Mach-E. In terms of Tesla, the following vehicles still qualify for the $7,500 U.S. The IRS and U.S.

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Tax Credit General Motors Tax Motor 84

Baua Electric

JANUARY 5, 2024

Fisker on Thursday said it would add franchised dealerships alongside company-owned showrooms, pivoting away from the pure direct-sales model previously discussed. “We are evolving our business model and intend to add as many as 50 dealer partners in the U.S. Tesla made direct sales part of the EV-startup template.

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Fisker Sale Dealers North Carolina 52

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

In the state-by-state war between Tesla Motors and car-dealer associations, the electric-car maker has now added another victory to its tally. Massachusetts'' highest court ruled this week that the state dealer association does not have standing to sue Tesla for operating one of its company-owned stores there.

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Dealers Store Legal Massachusetts 151

Teslarati

JULY 30, 2021

Tesla’s war with laws that prohibit the direct sale of cars to consumers continues to wage on, but the automaker is making progress across the United States. The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles has approved Tesla to sell its cars and will open three new locations in the State. It was an easy way out.

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Virginia Sale Store Los Angeles 145

Green Car Reports

APRIL 24, 2014

The ongoing fight between Tesla Motors and car dealers across the country has spilled from the headlines into the legal system, but so far, the outcome is far from certain. Will Tesla be allowed to sell its cars directly to consumers?

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Dealers Legal Tesla Tesla Motors 167

Green Car Reports

JUNE 23, 2016

Tesla Motors continues to battle Virginia car dealers over the opening of a second company-owned retail store in the Old Dominion State.

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Virginia Dealers Tesla Tesla Motors 95

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 4, 2016

In an ongoing battle with Tesla Motors, state auto dealer associations have continually touted the superiority of the traditional franchised dealer model. While surveys have shown that many car buyers are frustrated with the process, dealers claim Tesla's direct sales model does not benefit customers.

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Dealers Buy Cars Tesla Motors 109

Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Auto-dealer groups are fighting Tesla Motors'' direct-sales model in a state-by-state battle, fostering legislation to outlaw the electric-car maker''s company-owned stores, and claiming they''re bad for consumers. However, that doesn''t mean these dealers aren''t also learning from Tesla.

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Dealers Tesla Store Tesla Motors 163

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Tesla Motors'' company-owned stores have provoked a bitter response from state auto-dealer associations, who view them as a threat to traditional franchised dealerships. Yet Tesla CEO Elon Musk seems to think the two business models can coexist.

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Dealers Tesla Michigan Tesla Motors 164

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 28, 2014

Sometimes you almost have to feel sorry for car dealers--or, more specifically, their ineptness at the public-relations end of their fight against electric-car maker Tesla Motors and its direct Internet sales to car buyers.

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Iowa Dealers Tesla Tesla Motors 167

Electric Vehicles India

AUGUST 27, 2021

Tesla Model Y sales topped with 790 registrations within a week. The Tesla Model Y sales have topped in August with 790 registrations within less than a week since its arrival. Tesla had started its Model Y invasion in Europe with its first deliveries in several EU territories, including Germany, Belgium, and Norway.

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Sale Tesla Norway Belgium 102

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 24, 2013

State and national auto-dealer groups have been battling Tesla Motors for four years now. The dealers want to stop Tesla from selling its electric cars directly to buyers, and are working to change state laws so Tesla will have to conduct all sales through independently-owned third parties--which is to say, car dealers.

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Dealers California Tesla Price 148

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 16, 2014

Tesla Motors and its supporters have rallied numerous times against attacks on the electric-car maker''s company-owned stores, but a Michigan bill banning its online direct-sales model has made it into law--almost.

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Michigan Dealers Sale Tesla 164

Green Car Reports

APRIL 9, 2015

Tesla Motors'' direct online sales model has led to state-by-state battles with franchised dealers and their lobbyists. While Tesla works to sell its electric cars in as many states as possible, dealers decry direct sales as a threat to healthy competition and a danger to consumers.

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Seattle Dealers Sale Tesla Motors 60

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 12, 2014

A study by researchers at the Institute of Transportation Studies, UC Davis finds that buyers of plug-in vehicles (PEVs) are substantially less satisfied with the dealer purchase experience than buyers of conventional vehicles—with the notable exception of Tesla buyers. In some cases, dealers outright discouraged PEV purchases.

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Davis Plug-in Plug Sale 290

Green Car Reports

JUNE 23, 2014

The battle between Tesla Motors, which sells its electric cars directly to buyers over the Internet, and the nation''s auto dealers--who want to make that practice illegal--is now in its fifth year. With a.'

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Dealers Auto Tesla Tesla Motors 133

Teslarati

MARCH 10, 2022

Tesla has had a permit for a new Service Center from the East Hartford, Connecticut Planning and Zoning Commission revoked after a local dealership voiced concern regarding direct-to-consumer sales laws. The East Hartford PZC voted to approve the Tesla Service Center, which would be located at 300 Connecticut Boulevard, last April.

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Connecticut Sale Tesla Buy 98

Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 25, 2014

Car dealers often come in for criticism, especially among electric-car advocates and Tesla Motors supporters who have watched state dealership lobbying groups make Tesla''s direct-sales model illegal in a number of states.

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Dealers Tesla Motors Cars 2010 161

Baua Electric

APRIL 5, 2024

Hyundai Motor Group, including Kia, is using affordability to gain market share in the US. With low-cost electric cars, Hyundai Motor , along with Kia, surged past American automakers Ford and GM in the US EV market in the first three months of 2024. Hyundai’s second dedicated EV, the IONIQ 6, saw sales surge 1,542% in Q1 to 3,646.

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Affordable Kia Hyundai Boston Consulting Group 52

Green Car Reports

JUNE 5, 2015

Tesla Motors' business model of selling cars directly to customers without franchised dealers has earned it the ire of many a car-sales mogul. Viewing Tesla's online sales as a threat to their franchise model, quite a few state auto-dealer associations have undertaken campaigns against the carmaker.

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Dealers Sale Tesla Tesla Motors 60

Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Tesla Motors recently had another setback in its fight with Virginia's franchised car dealers over direct sales of its luxury electric cars. Over the past several months, Tesla has battled dealers and their lobbyists in the state over plans to open a second company-owned store.

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Dealers Store Virginia Tesla 60

Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

The battle between Tesla Motors, which sells its electric cars directly to customers over the Internet, and the nation''s car dealers--which want to make that practice illegal--has raged for four years. Now, it seems to be starting to breed a wider conversation about the role of franchised dealers.

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Dealers Cars Tesla Motors Conversion 150

Teslarati

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Louisiana Attorney General, Jeff Landry, who recently just announced he was running for governor next year, defended dealerships that are named in a lawsuit brought by Tesla. . ” Tesla also advocates for the direct-sales approach noting that it’s needed to educate consumers about the benefits of EVs.

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Louisiana Dealers Automobile Tesla 49

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 8, 2016

For the past few years, Tesla Motors has fought battles with franchised car dealers over its direct-sales model on a state-by-state basis. Feeling threatened by Tesla's company-owned stores, state auto dealer associations have campaigned against the carmaker, in some cases pursuing legislation to outlaw direct sales.

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Dealers Auto Tesla Tesla Motors 60

Teslarati

APRIL 23, 2024

Hyundai Motor Europe teamed up with Amazon to meet customer demands. Tesla shopping experience ‘as easy as Amazon Prime:’ Morgan Stanley Hyundai’s Brand Space offers customers a unique opportunity to engage with the automakers in a digital environment. We are pleased to be extending our strategic partnership with Hyundai into Europe.

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Hyundai Europe Dealers Store 69

Teslarati

MARCH 15, 2022

Rivian’s $5 billion manufacturing plant in Georgia pushes lawmakers to revisit the peach state’s legislation on direct sales by vehicle manufacturers. Rivian’s presence in Georgia solidifies the state’s growing electric vehicle industry, making legislators reconsider its take on direct vehicle sales. Georgia HB 460.

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Georgia Sale Dealers Automobile 67

Green Car Reports

MAY 12, 2015

Tesla Motors' direct sales business model has met considerable opposition from auto-dealer associations in several states. Lobbying efforts have ensured that there are some states where it's illegal for the company to sell you a Tesla Model S electric car.

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Dealers Michigan Tesla Tesla Motors 60

Green Car Reports

MARCH 27, 2015

Now, one reporter tested the thesis for himself, by visiting both his local Tesla store--to inquire about the Model S electric luxury sedan--and his local Chevrolet dealer, to ask about the Volt range-extended electric car. Politics sales dealers Chevy Volt Tesla Motors New car sales Dealership plug-in cars state laws'

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Dealers Volt Store Tesla 60

Green Car Reports

MARCH 25, 2015

Fast forward to the ongoing state-by-state battles between Tesla Motors and lobbyists for state and national car-dealer interests, who are trying to get franchise laws modified. Green Dealership NADA New car sales Politics Tesla Motors dealers sales state laws'

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Dealers Tesla Motors Tesla Cars 60

The Truth About Cars

MARCH 22, 2024

General Motors desperately needed its next-generation EVs to make a good impression. The company is fighting Ford and others in a race to match and outperform Tesla, but it hasn’t had the best luck along the way. Beyond software frustrations, the reimbursement will be welcome for owners.

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GM General Motors Price Chevrolet 104

Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

You''ve probably heard of electric-car maker Tesla Motors. What you may not know is that several states ban the company from opening its Tesla Stores and selling you its Model S electric luxury sedan.

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Tesla Sale Dealers Tesla Motors 166